There are several ways how to backup and restore SQL databases. Over time, the way I back up and restore databases has changed.
Originally my backup database code looked like this:
The problem is that you needed to have SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) installed for the code to run correctly. Having SSMS installed on a production server is not the best of ideas, so luckily PowerShell gives us the ability to backup all user databases very easily:
Now that we have our databases backed up, let's take a look at the old way that I use to restore databases:
Below is the newer, strictly using PowerShell way that I use to restore the just backed up databases:
Hopefully this will give you a couple of good solutions for backing up and restoring your SQL Server Databases through PowerShell.
-PC
